Category Archives: WPTF News
Bible described as the 'Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts' goes on display in Rome
By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated PressROME (AP) - A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts went on display...
Nov 13, 2025
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MATT BROWN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown t...
Nov 12, 2025
Epstein email says Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ but White House calls release a Democratic smear
WASHINGTON (AP) - The sex-offending financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump "knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wedne...
Nov 12, 2025
Record-low temperatures shock the Southeast US while snowfall blankets parts of the Northeast
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated PressThe first major cold spell of the season plunged parts of the southeastern U.S. into record-low temperatures Tuesday, delivering a shock for 18 million pe...
Nov 11, 2025
Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an...
Nov 10, 2025
PGA Tour returning to Asheville for the first time in 86 years as it adds to fall schedule
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The PGA Tour is returning to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina for the first time in 86 years, announcing Monday a FedEx Cup Fall event starting next September to be sp...
Nov 10, 2025
No. 25 North Carolina guard Seth Trimble breaks arm in team workout
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - No. 25 North Carolina senior guard Seth Trimble is out indefinitely after suffering a broken left forearm during a workout on Sunday.The school said a timetable for Trimble...
Nov 09, 2025
Senate is poised to take the first steps to end 40-day shutdown
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is voting on the first steps to end the 40-day government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democ...
Nov 09, 2025
Tyler Shough throws for 2 TDs to earn first win as Saints defeat Panthers 17-7
By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Tyler Shough threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints defeated the Carolina Panthers 17-7 on Sunday to snap a four-game s...
Nov 09, 2025
A look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2025 inductees and how they were honored
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has inducted its 2025 class of music giants.The ceremony held Saturday at Los Angeles’ Peacock Th...
Nov 09, 2025